Uploaded March 2022 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

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0:00 Introduction

0:33 How did you become interested in this topic of divine goodness and love?

4:46 ​What are the two models of God's love that you describe in your paper?

14:20 What are the two models of Maximal love you describe in the paper?

23:46 What is the relationship between God's love and his moral nature more generally?

25:38 What is the "Problem of Conflicts of Interest"?

32:48 What is the "Problem of Divine Wrath"?

56:54 Summary of conversation thus far.

1:00:38 Does God love everyone equally?

1:04:40 What motivates God's actions toward people? (Glorification vs. Amourism)

I'm joined by Dr. Jordan Wessling, a professor of philosophy at Lindsey Wilson College. In this interview, we discuss Dr. Wessling's chapter, "Divine Goodness & Love" from the T&T Clark Handbook of Analytic Theology.

Here's the link to the book.
amazon.com/Clark-Handbook-Analytic-Theology-Handbooks/dp/0567701018/ref=asc_df_0567701018/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=563715217888&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=126482172806726254&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9014324&hvtargid=pla-1639005034968&psc=1

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